Serial Killer Victims (15)

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John Demchik

age 13 · Inglewood, California

Killed Jun 26, 1971 · 55 years ago

John Demchik, a 13-year-old boy, tragically lost his life on June 26, 1971, in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. His death was the result of a brutal murder committed by Patrick Kearney, a notorious serial killer known as the "Trash Bag Killer."…

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Serial Killer Victim55th anniversary

James Fletcher Barwick

Victim of Patrick Wayne Kearney

age 17 · Escondido, California

Killed Jun 26, 1971 · 55 years ago

James Fletcher Barwick, a 17-year-old from Escondido, California, tragically lost his life on September 22, 1973. Born on March 5, 1956, in Florida, James had moved to California where he met his untimely death. The circumstances surrounding his death were…

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Serial Killer Victim75th anniversary

Ray Barnett

Victim of Flora Barnett

age 0 · Peru, Indiana

Killed Jun 26, 1951 · 75 years ago

In the quiet community of Peru, Indiana, a white family became the center of a grim investigation that would not come to light until years after the first tragedy occurred. On June 26, 1951, a male infant named Ray Barnett was born into a clandestine and…

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Beata Withers

Victim of Earle Leonard Nelson

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Killed Jun 26, 1926 · 100 years ago

Earle Leonard Nelson: The “Gorilla Man” and “Dark Strangler” Introduction Earle Leonard Nelson was an American serial killer whose crimes spread across the United States and into Canada during 1926 and 1927. Newspapers called him the “Gorilla Man,” the…

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Tracy Martin

Victim of Darren Deon Vann

age 41 · Gary, Indiana

Killed Jun 26, 2014 · 12 years ago

In the summer of 2014, a 41-year-old African American woman named Tracy Martin was reported missing in Gary, Indiana, on June 26th. Her disappearance was one of several that had put the local community on edge. For months, her whereabouts remained a mystery…

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Sara Hulbert

Victim of Bruce D. Mendenhall

age 25 · Nashville, Tennessee

Killed Jun 26, 2007 · 19 years ago

In the summer of 2007, the life of 25-year-old Sarah Nicole Hulbert was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. Her body was discovered on June 26 at a TravelCenters of America truck stop off Interstate 24. She had been shot to death, leaving behind two…

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Jonathan Lara

Victim of Dallen Bounds

age 22 · Greenville, South Carolina

Killed Jun 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

In the summer of 1999, a chilling crime rattled the city of Greenville, South Carolina, marking the beginning of a short but terrifying crime spree. On June 26, Jonathan Lemuel Lara, a 26-year-old male employee at a local Radio Shack, was found dead in the…

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Tyresa Mack

Victim of Paul Durousseau

age 24 · Jacksonville, Florida

Killed Jun 26, 1999 · 27 years ago

In Jacksonville, Florida, the life of Tyresa Mack, a 24-year-old Black/African American female, was tragically cut short on July 26, 1999. That morning, she had been out with a friend, diligently applying for jobs. The last time anyone heard from her was in a…

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Theresa Brown

Victim of Richard Anthony Grissom

age 22 · Lenexa, Kansas

Killed Jun 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the summer of 1989, a sense of unease settled over the suburbs of Kansas City. Theresa Brown, a 22-year-old White female, was building a life for herself in Lenexa, Kansas. A graduate of Camdenton High School in Missouri, she worked as a dental assistant…

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Christine Rusch

Victim of Richard Anthony Grissom

age 22 · Lenexa, Kansas

Killed Jun 26, 1989 · 37 years ago

In the summer of 1989, a series of terrifying events unfolded in Johnson County, Kansas, forever changing the lives of several families. Among the victims was Christine Rusch, a 22-year-old White/Caucasian woman living in Lenexa. On June 26, 1989, Christine…

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Laverne Stolzy

Victim of Kevin Bernard Haley

age 56 · Los Angeles, California

Killed Jun 26, 1984 · 42 years ago

Laverne Stolzy, a 56-year-old woman, was brutally murdered in her South Los Angeles home on June 25, 1984. She had turned 56 just a week before her death. Stolzy was attacked with a two-by-four, leaving severe gashes on her head. The crime was part of a…

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Thelma Ruth McCarty

Victim of Billy Battenfield

age 51 · McKinney, Texas

Killed Jun 26, 1977 · 49 years ago

Thelma Ruth McCarty, a 51-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on June 26, 1977. Her death was the result of a brutal murder committed by Billy Dean Battenfield, a serial killer who, along with a 15-year-old accomplice, abducted and stabbed her to…

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Margaret Harold

Victim of Melvin David Rees

age 35 · Annapolis, Maryland

Killed Jun 26, 1957 · 69 years ago

On a summer evening, June 26, 1957, 35-year-old Margaret Virginia Harold, a white female, was out for a drive with her boyfriend, an Army sergeant on leave, near Annapolis, Maryland. Their peaceful drive took a horrific turn when another vehicle abruptly…

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Belinda Jo Stark

Victim of Robert Edward Maury

age 30 · Fall River Mills, California

Killed Jun 26, 1987 · 39 years ago

Belinda Jo Stark, a 30-year-old woman from Fall River Mills, California, was tragically murdered on June 26, 1987. Her death was part of a series of killings committed by Robert Edward Maury, a convicted serial killer known for his disturbing pattern of…

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Louis Ziegler

Victim of Antonie Richard

Louisiana

Killed Jun 26, 1897 · 129 years ago

Antonie Richard: Louisiana Serial Killer and Highwayman Background Antonie Richard, whose first name was also recorded as Antoine, was born around 1844 in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Historical accounts identify him as a Creole man who operated under several…

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